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TOY
Unique ID: NLM-14EFD6
Object type certainty: Probably
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status: Awaiting validation 
Lead Alloy, possibly painted, probable toy fragment. Fragment from a cast tubular object of externally angular form, possibly originally octagonal. Two flat surfaces with a shallow gutter are represented: one bears a pair of bosses with a longitudinal mould line running through their centres, and the other bears the letters S G ?N, possibly reserved from a painted surface of uncertain hue. It is suggested this may be a small fragment from the barrel of a toy pistol. These initially followed the form of contemporary firearms, but subsequently perhaps lagging behind the times, and some probably being provided with a firing mechanism using black powder - though this might be for effect rather than its projectile power. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1800.
Length: 22mm, Width: 17.6mm, Thickness: 3.6mm, Weight 4.94gms
Class:
Gun
Inscription:
S G ?N
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 17.6 mm
Thickness: 3.6 mm
Weight: 4.94 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 14th January 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM21695a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Figurative
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Scotton (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8698
Four figure Latitude: 53.47172
Four figure longitude: -0.705838
1:25K map: SK8698
1:10K map: SK89NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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